Fayez al-Sarraj

Fayez al-Sarraj (1960-) was Prime Minister of Libya from 5 April 2016, succeeding Abdullah al-Thani and Khalifa al-Ghawi. al-Sarraj was the first leader of the Government of National Accord, which was established on 30 March 2016 to mediate between the Tobruk-based Libyan government and the New General National Congress during the Second Libyan Civil War.

Biography
Fayez al-Sarraj was born in 1960 in Tripoli, Libya to a Sunni Muslim family, the son of a government minister of the Kingdom of Libya. al-Sarraj worked in the Housing Ministry of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya under Muammar Gaddafi, and in 2014 he became the Minister of Housing and Utilities for the General National Congress. al-Sarraj was tapped as the head of a national unity government in October 2015, and he arrived in Libya in March 2016 to become the leader of the Government of National Accord. al-Sarraj focused on fighting the Islamic State and not rival Libyan factions, and he took the office of Prime Minister on 5 April 2016 after Khalifa al-Ghawi fled to Misrata.